Friday, May 19, 2017

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Newton, McDonald counties

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
234 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 330 PM CDT

* At 234 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles northeast of Grove to near Maysville, moving
  northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Neosho...                         Big Sugar Creek State Park...
  Seneca...                         Granby...
  Anderson...                       Noel...
  Dodge...                          Goodman...
  South West City...                Diamond...
  Pineville...                      Loma Linda...
  Wheaton...                        Lanagan...
  Fairview...                       Newtonia...
  Stella...                         Wentworth...
  Cayuga...                         Stark City...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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